PEOPLE v. WASSON

Gen. No. 11,086.

116 Ill. App.2d 446 (1969)

252 N.E.2d 560

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Billy Wasson, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

November 17, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert E. Hurt, Public Defender, of Decatur, for appellant.

Basil G. Greanias, State's Attorney of Macon County, of Decatur, for appellee.


SMITH, J.

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of the crime of burglary and armed violence, new trial was denied, and he was sentenced to a term of fifteen to fifty years in the penitentiary. His appeal is based solely on the proposition that both the minimum and maximum sentence is excessive, and should be reduced by this court.

The defendant entered the apartment of the complaining witnesses in Decatur and was armed with a revolver. The record does not indicate...

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